Satyagraha

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Satyagraha

Peasant Movement

In Awadh

Led by Baba Ramchandra

Against talukdars and oppressive landlords

Peasants were forced to pay high rents, do begar, work without pay

Peasants demanded reduction in revenue, abolition of begar and social boycott of oppressive landlords

champaran

In Bihar

Against oppressive plantation system

Ahmedabad

1918

Took place amongst cotton mill workers

Because of low wages and poor working conditions

Kheda

1917

In Gujarat

Peasants were unable to pay revenu because of crop failure and plague epidemic

They demanded that revenue collection be relaxed